The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-06-29


WALHALLA, June 21.-This morning
about 3 o'clock the KeOlUcc C0nrier Office,
with its books and appurtenances, was
destroyed by fire. The law offices Of
Keith tS Werner and Thompson & Orr,
and the trial justice office of Robert
Jaynos, which occupied the first Apor of
the KeoWce Courier building, together
with their libraries and office furniture
were burned. Loss about five thousand
dollars. The records OF the county COM
mtssioners' office, being keptin the office
of Keith & Werner, were lost also. The
law offices of Major Dendy, Squire Glib
son and Major Shelor were destroyed.
Loss about one thousand dollars. Tho
Court House and other Offices and build
ings came near burning. The fire was OF
incendiary origin. The conspirators are
white. No arrest have been made.
The venerable senior of the ST. Louis
Christian AdUocate, referring to the un-
yelling of the Calhoun monument at
Charleston, says: SIN years gone by,
the present writer served as minister
in the county near where Mr.. Calhoun
lived, and while much has been publish
ed regarding the talents and services of
that truly great man, there is one thing
which he was held by the common peo-
ple, especially the poor around him. BY
them he was almost adored for his kind
ness and his goodness. Here were his
greatest honors."
Yemassee, the junction of the Charles
ton and Savannah and Port Royal and
Western Carolina railways, has an arte-
sian we'll which is a wonder in it's way.
all fN pT1x ~, o1n
quate quantity of water for railroad pur-
poses. When it had reached depth of
27O feet a bold stream of water issued
from the pipe, and rose to the height of 9
feet above the ground. The boring will
be continued until the stream is project
ed higher than the railroad tank it is in
tended to fill. The supply is however al
ready abundant not only for road pur-
poses but for the use of the village.
DR. Boyle, Ed. Episcopal Methodist say
of himself:
So many kind inquiries have recently
been made about the health of the Editor,
that he takes this occasion to express his
appreciation Of the sympathy of his
friends. There was a partial paralysis,
which has been subdued, except as to the
right leg, which yet drags and does not
CO ordinate with the other limb so that
walking is difficult and very tiresome.
Hiram Maxim, an American inventor
of an automatic machine gun, has had an
audience of the Car, who asked him
why he had left his own country and
and come to England. Mr.. Maxim re-
piled, "that his business was to make
weapons of destruction, it was necessary
for him to take up his abode in Cont
nent where the business of destruction
was the chief efoccupation Of mankind. In
the New World they have something else
to do than to kill each other. Therefore
he came to the Old World, where instru-
ments of slaughter were in request."-
Exchange.
An odd practice prevails in regard to
mourning for deceased relatives in Corea.
And one who has suffered such loss
goes about for year wearing kind of
pointed basket on his head, which COM
pletely hides his face and no one is per-
mitted to address or speak to him. 1t
was by adopting the mourners bonnet as
a disguise that the early Jesuit missiona-
ries succeeded in entering the country and
making their way about unquestioned by
nybody.
Tho eviction or dismissal of tenants for
thing; but will some warm-hoarted and
ti,ir-minded person propose remedy :?
Evictions! How many eyictions Of poor
families are there in Washington every
year? In New York city there were
ZOO last year-more than in all Ire
land! Can philanthrophy cure this dis
tress near home p flashing Post.
Dr. Corbitt, returned missionary from
China, says that "the heathen never 60 to
their temples to worship without carry
ing an offering of some Kind as proof of
their sincerity. When they become
Christians this conviction is not rooted
out, but rather it is heightened in proper
tion as Christianity is regarded as supe-
rior to heathenism. I have seen them
give to such an extent that felt it du-
ty to demonstrate, and remind them that
they owed duties to their homes which
must not be forgotten"
There is an evil in this land that ought
to be corrected. 1t is crying evil. 1t
is tho custom Of employing teachers to
teach our schools just because they are
relatives or friends of the trustees or
some influential portion of the school.
Men cheat their own children out Of their
education in order to throw few dollars
into the hands Of an unworthy relative or
friend.
The Presbyterian Church in Ireland
now comprises over $50 congregations,
with 626 ministers aud more than 102, 900
There are over 1000
Sabbath-schools, with nearly 5000 teach
ors, and attendance of over 100, 900 schol-